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金光明最勝王經金字寶塔曼荼羅圖

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依據唐(618~907)義淨譯《金光明最勝王經》十卷經文,以金泥細字抄寫於瓷青紙上,一卷書一座寶塔,十卷共繪成十幅寶塔曼荼羅圖。《金光明最勝王經》與《妙法蓮華經》、《仁王護國經》並稱護國三經,若誦讀此經,可得四天王守護,國泰民安。作品繪製於十二世紀,江戶時代(1615~1868)改裝成現今的鑲板形態。主要藏於岩手中尊寺大長壽院,其餘分藏於東京國立博物館、奈良國立博物館與仙台市博物館。二○○一年指定為日本國寶。
 每幅書寫順序皆從九層寶塔最上端的相輪開始,逐層而下至台基為止。每層經文排列精緻有序,表現出屋檐、斗栱、風鈴、欄楯、台階等建築細節。底層中央以金泥描繪釋迦牟尼佛坐像,手結說法印。
 圖上方左右兩側配置靈鷲山,圖右上方描繪釋迦牟尼佛結伽趺坐於束腰蓮座上,菩薩、佛弟子環侍其旁。繪卷整體以寶塔為中心,塔之左右和下部則施金銀泥和色彩,依經文情節細密繪出諸佛菩薩、四天王及聞法者等,為當時大和繪的先驅技法。
 使用綠青、白綠、金銀泥描繪山水風景,以鉛白、朱、丹、赭等色彩表現人物,構成色彩豐富的圖樣,構成空間以水面和沙洲為主,乃平安時代後期風景表現之一例,與寶塔金色經文相輝映,烘托出莊嚴氣氛,為裝飾經之絕品。畫面方框內書有經名、品名,繪卷上下端橫帶施卷草紋樣。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 157.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Chusonji Temple: Golden Light Sutra Pagodas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 157.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Chusonji Temple: Golden Light Sutra Pagodas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:157.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Chusonji Temple: Golden Light Sutra Pagodas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 157).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H},
pages = 157,
title = {{Chusonji Temple: Golden Light Sutra Pagodas}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}


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